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Buddha of Joyful Light
樂 is a single-character form of happiness or bliss that holds the ideas of laughing and having a good time.
This can also be translated as happy, glad, enjoyable, fun, and sometimes, music.
This a really good character if your audience is Chinese.
This is not a word seen alone very often in Korean.
In Japanese, this character is written like the image shown to the right. If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, it will look like this instead of the character shown above.
Note: In Japanese, this has a meaning of comfort, ease, and enjoyment.
禧 is the type of happiness known in the west as “joy.”
The radical on the right side of this character is often seen alone (with the same meaning - and we do recommend that version because it's more universal).
喜 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja for the kind of happiness known in the west as “joy.”
喜 can also be translated as rejoice, enjoyment, delighted, pleased, or “take pleasure in.” Sometimes it can mean “to be fond of” (in a certain context).
If you write two of these happiness/joy characters side by side, you create another character known in English as “double happiness,” which is a symbol associated with weddings and happy marriages.
There is another version of this character that you will find on our website with an additional radical on the left side (exactly same meaning, just an alternate form). The version of happiness shown here is the commonly written form in China, Japan and South Korea (banned in North Korea).
See Also: Contentment | Happiness | Joy
歡 means joyous, happy, delightful, and pleased.
歡 represents external happiness that may have you clapping and cheering.
Please note: The other happiness/joyful which looks like "喜" is more popular.
歡 is the ancient/old version in China and Japan. After WWII in Japan, they started using 歓. Just let us know if you want this modern version instead of the ancient one.
See Also: Happiness
欣 is the type of happiness that you feel on the inside. It is the feeling of being released and delighted as well as being in a state of contentment. 欣 is more the internal happiness that perhaps only shows by the smile on your face. It can also be translated as “to take pleasure in” or “to rejoice.”
Note: 欣 is often used in compound words - especially in Korean Hanja.
As Japanese Kanji, this is so rare, that most Japanese people are not aware of its existence.
See Also: Happiness
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your joyful search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
快樂 快乐 see styles |
kuài lè kuai4 le4 k`uai le kuai le keraku |
More info & calligraphy: Joyfulness / HappinessJoyful. |
歡喜光佛 欢喜光佛 see styles |
huān xǐ guāng fó huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2 huan hsi kuang fo Kangi Kōbutsu |
More info & calligraphy: Happy Buddha |
喜捨 喜舍 see styles |
xǐ shě xi3 she3 hsi she kisha きしゃ |
(noun, transitive verb) almsgiving; (surname) Isute Joyful giving. |
樂施 乐施 see styles |
lè shī le4 shi1 le shih Rakuse |
Joyful giver, tr. of Sudatta, i.e. Anāthapindika, v. 阿. |
樂果 乐果 see styles |
lè guǒ le4 guo3 le kuo rakuka |
Joyful fruit, i.e. nirvāṇa. |
欣界 see styles |
xīn jiè xin1 jie4 hsin chieh konkai |
The joyful realm (of saints and sages). |
歡喜天 欢喜天 see styles |
huān xǐ tiān tiān huan1 xi3 tian1 tian1 huan hsi t`ien t`ien huan hsi tien tien kangi ten |
大聖歡喜天; 聖天; (大聖天) The joyful devas, or devas of pleasure, represented as two figures embracing each other, with elephants' heads and human bodies; the two embracing figures are interpreted as Gaṇeśa (the eldest son of Śiva) and an incarnation of Guanyin; the elephant-head represents Gaṇeśa; the origin is older than the Guanyin idea and seems to be a derivation from the Śivaitic linga-worship. |
都吒迦 都咤迦 see styles |
dū zhà jiā du1 zha4 jia1 tu cha chia totaka |
Joyful sound, united voices; (derivation uncertain). |
快 see styles |
kuài kuai4 k`uai kuai kai かい |
More info & calligraphy: Fastpleasure; delight; enjoyment; (female given name) Yoshi Glad, joyful; quick, sharp. |
春 see styles |
chūn chun1 ch`un chun haru はる |
More info & calligraphy: Spring Season(n,adv) (1) spring; springtime; (2) New Year; (3) prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday; (4) adolescence; puberty; (5) sexuality; sexual desire; (personal name) Haruji |
欣 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin yoshi よし |
More info & calligraphy: Happy(personal name) Yoshi Joyful, elated, elevated. |
喜喜 see styles |
kiki きき |
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful; (female given name) Kiki |
僖 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi |
cautious; merry; joyful |
愷 恺 see styles |
kǎi kai3 k`ai kai |
joyful; kind |
樂 乐 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh ran らん |
music (surname) Ran Music, that which causes joy, hence joy, joyful, glad, rejoice; also to find joy in, enjoy. |
十行 see styles |
shí xíng shi2 xing2 shih hsing jūgyō |
The ten necessary activities in the fifty-two stages of a bodhisattva, following on the 十信and 十住; the two latter indicate personal development 自利. These ten lines of action are for the universal welfare of others 利他. They are: joyful service; beneficial service; never resenting; without limit; never out of order; appearing in any form at will; unimpeded; exalting the pāramitās amongst all beings; perfecting the Buddha-law by complete virtue; manifesting in all things the pure, final, true reality. |
善快 see styles |
shàn kuài shan4 kuai4 shan k`uai shan kuai Zenke |
Joyful |
喜々 see styles |
kiki きき |
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful |
喜報 喜报 see styles |
xǐ bào xi3 bao4 hsi pao |
announcement of joyful news; CL:張|张[zhang1] |
喜色 see styles |
xǐ sè xi3 se4 hsi se kishoku きしょく |
happy expression; cheerful look cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look |
喜見 喜见 see styles |
xǐ jiàn xi3 jian4 hsi chien kimi きみ |
(surname) Kimi priyadarśana. Joyful to see, beautiful, name of a kalpa. |
妙喜 see styles |
miào xǐ miao4 xi3 miao hsi Myōki |
Joyful |
嬉々 see styles |
kiki きき |
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful; (female given name) Kiki |
嬉嬉 see styles |
kiki きき |
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful; (female given name) Kiki |
忻然 see styles |
kinzen きんぜん |
(adj-t,adv-to) joyful; cheerful |
怡然 see styles |
yí rán yi2 ran2 i jan izen いぜん |
happy; joyful (adv-to,adj-t) (archaism) delightful; enjoyable |
愉快 see styles |
yú kuài yu2 kuai4 yü k`uai yü kuai yukai ゆかい |
cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted (noun or adjectival noun) pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing; happy |
愉悅 愉悦 see styles |
yú yuè yu2 yue4 yü yüeh |
joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight See: 愉悦 |
愉色 see styles |
yushoku ゆしょく |
(rare) (See 喜色) cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look |
意樂 意乐 see styles |
yì lè yi4 le4 i le igyō |
joy; happiness Joy of the mind, the mind satisfied and joyful. Manobhirāma, the realm foretold for Maudgalyāyana as a Buddha. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Happy Buddha | 歡喜光佛 欢喜光佛 | kan gi kou butsu kangikoubutsu kan gi ko butsu | huān xǐ guāng fó huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2 huan xi guang fo huanxiguangfo | huan hsi kuang fo huanhsikuangfo |
Happy Laughter Cheerful Bliss | 樂 / 楽 乐 | raku | lè / le4 / le | |
Happiness Joy | 禧 | xǐ / xi3 / xi | hsi | |
Happiness Joyful Joy | 喜 | ki / yorokobi | xǐ / xi3 / xi | hsi |
Joyful | 歡 欢 / 歓 | kan | huān / huan1 / huan | |
Happy | 欣 | kin | xīn / xin1 / xin | hsin |
Pleasure | 愉 | yu | yú / yu2 / yu | yü |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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